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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tutudak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Probably from baby talk or child language.

Verb

*tutudak (stem *tutu-)

  1. (childish) to sleep

Inflection

  • *tutu

Descendants

From *tutudak:

  • Estonian: tuduma/tududa
  • Finnish: tuutua, tutua
  • Votic: tutua

From *tutidak:

  • Estonian: tudima/tudida
  • Finnish: tutia, tuutia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuutie
  • Livvi: tuudie
  • Võro: tudima/tutiq

Further reading

  • tuduma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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